The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Politics Of Ohio.


The Ohio Democratic State convention
was held at Cleveland. Nominations for
governor were called for and the names OF
Congressman James E. Campbell OF Ham
ilton, Thomas Z. Powell OF Delaware, and,
Congressman Martin A. Foran OF Cleve-
land. were presented. The first ballot re-
suited: Total vote, 65S; Campbell, 231;
Powell, 321; Foran, Sc. The second ballot
resulted: Powell, 350h; Foran, 56; Camp
bell, 221h.
Powell's nomination was made unani-
nous. The ticket was completed as fol-
lows: Lieutenantgovernor ID. {. Cool
man; supreme court Judge long term, l..
NJ. Ritehfield; short term, Virgil L. Kline;
auditor, Emil kiesewetter; treasurer,
George w. Harper; attorney general, VIM.
IL. Leet; member OF board OF public works,
Peter j. Murphy.
Thomas Edward Powell, the candidate
for governor, is forty three years old. He
Is OF Welsh descent, and was born at Dele
ware, Delaware county, Ohio. While n
student at the Ohio Wesleyn university in
1851 he enlisted n private in an Ohio
regiment and served four months. Subse-
quently he graduated and formed II law
partnership with Col. w. p. Reid. His
political career beganin 1872, when ho was
n speaker for Greeley. Since then he has
been quite prominent in politics, but has
not held important offices.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following, which was unanimously adopt
ed
The Democratic party of Ohio proclaims
its hearty and unqualified endorsement OF
the honest patriotic and economical ad-
ministration of President Cleveland. We
deman such ludicious reduction of the pres
ent burdensome tariff as shall result in
producing n revenue sufficient only to
meet the expenses OF an economical adm in-
istration OF governments, the payment
of liberal pensions to Union soldiers and
sailors, and the payment OF the principal
and interest OF the public debt and il
necessary we favor such reduction Of inter
nal revenue, except on liquors, as will pre-
vent the aceumulatiou of II surplus i'll the
national treasury; and we denounce any
attempt to abolish the tax on liquors for
this purpose OF keeping up the present un-
just, unequal and onerous tariff system.
We demand that all lands Of the govern
ment be held for actual settlers who are or
will become citizens of the tuited State,
We favor such restraints OF the central
ization and encroachment OF corporate
power as will bring the best possible pro-
lection to honest labor, and at the same
time conserve the interests OF honestly en-
ployed capital. We favor such legislation
as will prevent the landing for permanent
residence OF aliens who are not willing to
declare their intention ofbecomin citizens
of the United States. We oppose the inn
portation OF contract labor and demand
the speedy punishment OF all persons in
citing riot and revolution against republi-
can institutions. We demand the fullest
safeguards for the ballot box, the punish
ment of all who seem TO corrupt it and the
enactment of IL law making it n felony for
corporations, capitalists and employees
to intimidate or attempt to con-
troll the political action OF their employees.
We demand that favoritism by common
carriers and the employment OF corporate
franchises to foster monopoly and oppress
the people be prohibited by law and that
pools, combinations, trusts or conspirae-
les to corner or forestall the market and
to fetter or crush free competition be sup
pressed by legislation. We declare in fav-
or of proper regulation ofthe liquor traf-
fic and favor the submission of an amend
ment to the constitution providing for the
license of such traffic. Sympathy with the
people of Ireland in their struggle for home
rules expressed and the Republican state
administration is denounced as weak, par
tisan, personal and unbusinesslike.